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Post by BadCompany on Jun 20, 2019 19:54:53 GMT -5
Degenerative back disease.
Frees up $5.8 million in cap space for the Lightning.
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Post by Tankdriver on Jun 20, 2019 20:29:12 GMT -5
How convenient, when no one would trade for him.....
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Post by folatre on Jun 20, 2019 21:06:50 GMT -5
For real? Tampa finds undrafted gems, keeps guys in line with their own internal cap, and even "injuries" save them when things get tight.
How was he playing in 2018-19 with this disease? Or are there comparable before and after x-rays/tests that show the onset of the disease started after the Lightning was eliminated this spring?
Physically, hockey is a brutal sport. And there is no doubt that Callahan played a heavy game and took a tonne of punishment. But most guys around 32-33 years after 1500 or so games in Junior and Professional hockey could probably point to some kind of chronic pain making it hard to keep going. Plekanec supposedly left Montreal because of back problems and he was playing back home in Kladno a few weeks later.
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Post by PTH on Jun 20, 2019 22:36:58 GMT -5
For real? Tampa finds undrafted gems, keeps guys in line with their own internal cap, and even "injuries" save them when things get tight. How was he playing in 2018-19 with this disease? Or are there comparable before and after x-rays/tests that show the onset of the disease started after the Lightning was eliminated this spring? Physically, hockey is a brutal sport. And there is no doubt that Callahan played a heavy game and took a tonne of punishment. But most guys around 32-33 years after 1500 or so games in Junior and Professional hockey could probably point to some kind of chronic pain making it hard to keep going. Plekanec supposedly left Montreal because of back problems and he was playing back home in Kladno a few weeks later. That the timing of this diagnosis was awfully convenient was my first thought. He was probably told about this in past years, but he and his agent made it clear he wanted to keep playing, so the doc was told not to put anything too compromising in writing... knowing that he'd no longer be NHLPA approved if he tried to force a retirement on a guy who wanted to stick around. For Hossa and Callaghan, the timing was just too convenient. |
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Post by blny on Jun 21, 2019 5:32:18 GMT -5
On LTIR, it's free cap space during the season but they can't be over the cap before camp, and he's on the books up to camp. right?
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Post by BadCompany on Jun 21, 2019 6:25:33 GMT -5
On LTIR, it's free cap space during the season but they can't be over the cap before camp, and he's on the books up to camp. right? I don't think so. From capfriendly: Can LTIR be used in the off-season?Yes, LTIR can be used in the off-season while the 10% off-season cushion is active. LTIR in the off-season is calculated using the basic equation outlined above, which permits a team to exceed the off-season salary cap. To use off-season LTIR the team must provide doctors proof that the player in question will continue to be injured at the beginning of the regular season for 10 NHL games and 24 calendar days.
At the start of the season the teams LTIR relief & ACSL is recalculated when the 10% cushion is removed.
It's complicated, and I don't quite get it all, but my understanding is that the only way this hurts this Lightning is come trade deadline day. Whereas other teams, because of the cap space they have accumulated during the season by not going up to the cap maximum can add a billion dollars worth of players, the Lightning (and other teams taking advantage of LTIR) cannot. Under some magic formula the LTIR players still count against that, or something. Perhaps Skilly would have a better understanding. Me no good with numbers. |
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Post by blny on Jun 21, 2019 7:51:58 GMT -5
On LTIR, it's free cap space during the season but they can't be over the cap before camp, and he's on the books up to camp. right? I don't think so. From capfriendly: Can LTIR be used in the off-season?Yes, LTIR can be used in the off-season while the 10% off-season cushion is active. LTIR in the off-season is calculated using the basic equation outlined above, which permits a team to exceed the off-season salary cap. To use off-season LTIR the team must provide doctors proof that the player in question will continue to be injured at the beginning of the regular season for 10 NHL games and 24 calendar days.
At the start of the season the teams LTIR relief & ACSL is recalculated when the 10% cushion is removed.
It's complicated, and I don't quite get it all, but my understanding is that the only way this hurts this Lightning is come trade deadline day. Whereas other teams, because of the cap space they have accumulated during the season by not going up to the cap maximum can add a billion dollars worth of players, the Lightning (and other teams taking advantage of LTIR) cannot. Under some magic formula the LTIR players still count against that, or something. Perhaps Skilly would have a better understanding. Me no good with numbers. Thanks BC. |
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